"WE THE PEOPLE" Those are some powerful words. No matter what the makeup is in this country, WE THE PEOPLE have the final say who leads. We are a diverse people. For the first time in my life I see the beginning of the end of RACISM, SEXISM, and INEQUALITY. WE THE PEOPLE no longer represents White males who own property. We the people are anyone who cast a ballot.
When Sen. Mitch McConnell stated what the priority of the Republican party was, I heard the dog whistle loud and clear. He represented White people who are afraid of diversity in this country. The fear that one day, the White race would no longer be the majority voting race. They would no longer be the shot callers.
How did they not see this coming? You take over a country full of Brown & Red people, you import Black and Yellow people as slaves, (that's right, California has always been different, when everybody else had African Slaves, California got theirs from China), and treat them like shit as well. Oh yeah your women were second class citizens also.
This is not a indictment of the past. It was what it was. But since 1865 a change began with the Emancipation Proclamation. People other than White male property owners were eventually given the right to vote. In 1964 with the passing of the Equal Rights laws, they insured this day would come.
I have heard scuttle butt about a race war, even Donald Dumb Ass Trump seemed to call for a revolution. You see, idiots like him don't see the beauty and the blessing we have with the power of the vote.
We have the ballot so we don't need bullets.
I give credit where credit is due. If it weren't for many of those White Male property owners, I and other non-white citizens and women would not be enjoying the freedoms we share today. They forged this change with the American Civil War.
Yes WE THE PEOPLE are changing, but that doesn't mean for the worst. I am an American of African decent. But an American none the less. I want this nation to remain the greatest nation on this planet for centuries to come. Just because non white numbers, and the changed identity of women have made it possible, that White males may never dominate again. It doesn't mean the destruction of America, it means America is evolving into a greater nation ,that will inspire the world to do the same.
There is no greater word in civilization than "COOPERATION!!!!"
How else do you think mankind made it to the 21 Century?
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Friday, October 19, 2012
S.E. Cupp Queen of the Damn Right Wing Nut Jobs
My Great Grandmother, daughter of an African American slave, was what I considered a social genius. Even though she had a 7th grade education, she would come up with some gems, when it came to social interactions with others. She spoke in a deep "Old Style African American Southern" dialect . Which made memories of some of our conversations so precious. One of the things I use today, she taught me was how weed out a person's true feelings about a subject, idea, or person.
She told me one time, in a soft tone just above a whisper, "Boy, if you got a pack of dogs, in the woods, and you throw a stone against the barn door, the one that jumps and yelps, is the one that is ' doing what it ain't oughta [ought to]".
Yesterday I threw a stone against a barn door and a Bitch, (female dog) yelped. It was none other than S.E. Cupp, co-host of MSNBC's The Cycle.
Reading my tweets while watching The Cycle, and getting nauseated by what Ms. Cupp was saying about President Obama, I read a tweet from a person who usually supports me and my disdain, for her subjective nonsense. I noticed that the person I'm talking about was attacked by someone who used the twitter account name @thecyclemsnbc, because of something she said about Cupp. I in turn tweeted my opinion of Ms. Cupp, That she hated Obama, and the reason she hates him is because he is the First Black President. In 140 characters or less.
THEN TO MY AMAZEMENT, I SAW THAT @SECUPP HAD RETWEETED MY COMMENT. TWICE!
I looked on her account to see how many followers she had, and it was more than 16 thousand. I thought to myself, "Oh Shit!" and BOOM! they started coming. The Queen of Right Wing Nut Jobs, had called upon her brood to verbally assault me, and Boy did they. I got about 100 tweets calling every name in the book. The funny thing is that they were not defending S.E., they were mostly attacking both me and Obama in some very choice racist words and terms. One said he would burn a cross in my yard if gas prices wasn't so high. I loved that one. I had to laugh I now admit. But it is not funny!
My point is this, I use twitter, this blog, and other sites in which I can leave a comment as the Stone to throw. The social and internet media, is my barn door. The Stone is made from, agree with me or not, the truth as I see it.
But let's look at it another way. I'm 5'11 and Big Boned, (ok I'm fat) and Black. I would look pretty foolish if someone were to rush in a room, crowed with people which I am also located and yell, "YOU WHITE REDHEADED SKINNY FRECKLED FACE IDIOT", and I jumped and say, "WHY ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT ME LIKE THAT?" A reasonable person is only going to respond to WHAT IS
TRUE ABOUT THEM.
Face it I'm a nobody. What I say shouldn't matter to a mediocre celebrity. But in the 50 years since my Granny Ronsie, gave me that advise, I can say this with certainty, only the truth makes makes someone jump and yelp like that.
So I will say it again. S.E. Cupp hates that the President of America is Black. She talks less about is policy and mostly about his ATTITUDE. As a former EEOP counselor, that is one of the signs of discrimination in the work place.
She told me one time, in a soft tone just above a whisper, "Boy, if you got a pack of dogs, in the woods, and you throw a stone against the barn door, the one that jumps and yelps, is the one that is ' doing what it ain't oughta [ought to]".
Yesterday I threw a stone against a barn door and a Bitch, (female dog) yelped. It was none other than S.E. Cupp, co-host of MSNBC's The Cycle.
Reading my tweets while watching The Cycle, and getting nauseated by what Ms. Cupp was saying about President Obama, I read a tweet from a person who usually supports me and my disdain, for her subjective nonsense. I noticed that the person I'm talking about was attacked by someone who used the twitter account name @thecyclemsnbc, because of something she said about Cupp. I in turn tweeted my opinion of Ms. Cupp, That she hated Obama, and the reason she hates him is because he is the First Black President. In 140 characters or less.
THEN TO MY AMAZEMENT, I SAW THAT @SECUPP HAD RETWEETED MY COMMENT. TWICE!
I looked on her account to see how many followers she had, and it was more than 16 thousand. I thought to myself, "Oh Shit!" and BOOM! they started coming. The Queen of Right Wing Nut Jobs, had called upon her brood to verbally assault me, and Boy did they. I got about 100 tweets calling every name in the book. The funny thing is that they were not defending S.E., they were mostly attacking both me and Obama in some very choice racist words and terms. One said he would burn a cross in my yard if gas prices wasn't so high. I loved that one. I had to laugh I now admit. But it is not funny!
My point is this, I use twitter, this blog, and other sites in which I can leave a comment as the Stone to throw. The social and internet media, is my barn door. The Stone is made from, agree with me or not, the truth as I see it.
But let's look at it another way. I'm 5'11 and Big Boned, (ok I'm fat) and Black. I would look pretty foolish if someone were to rush in a room, crowed with people which I am also located and yell, "YOU WHITE REDHEADED SKINNY FRECKLED FACE IDIOT", and I jumped and say, "WHY ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT ME LIKE THAT?" A reasonable person is only going to respond to WHAT IS
TRUE ABOUT THEM.
Face it I'm a nobody. What I say shouldn't matter to a mediocre celebrity. But in the 50 years since my Granny Ronsie, gave me that advise, I can say this with certainty, only the truth makes makes someone jump and yelp like that.
So I will say it again. S.E. Cupp hates that the President of America is Black. She talks less about is policy and mostly about his ATTITUDE. As a former EEOP counselor, that is one of the signs of discrimination in the work place.
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
The GOP want to stop African Americans from voting:PERIOD
In August of 1939, the Germans and the Soviet Union signed the famous "Non-Aggression Pact". The Nazis had duped the Russians into believing that they only wanted to invade Poland and had no intentions of going to war with them. But in June of 1941 with the Germans "Operation Barbarossa", the Russians found out the Nazis were full of you know what.
What does this have to do with voter suppression and African Americans? The GOP have duped a lot of Blacks into believing that voter ID laws are for protecting against voter fraud by illegal alien Latino voters. They have also duped a lot of independent White voters into believing the same thing.
THE GOP KNOW IF THEY CAN PREVENT 10% OF AFRICAN AMERICANS FROM VOTING ESPECIALLY IN SWING STATES, THAT CAN INCREASE THEIR CHANCES OF DEFEATING OBAMA BY 25%.
To me it should be obvious to all. It started out in 2004, with the GOP calling for voter ID, in all elections, and ended up including the shutting down of all voting traditions used by African American communities in 2010.
The GOP Think Tanks, have concluded they have lost the African American vote perhaps forever. They thought maybe they could counteract Obama by naming, an Uncle Tom like, Micheal Steele, as RNC Chairman. He failed at his task to lure the Black Vote from the Dems, and they kicked him to the curb.
SO SINCE THEY COULD NOT LURE THEIR VOTE, THEY WOULD HAVE TO SUPPRESS IT.
They also knew that they could not just come out and say that their purpose, was to prevent Blacks from voting, not until Mike Turzai spilled the beans. So they hid their true agenda under the guise of preventing illegal alien Latinos, in the hopes Blacks would not come out to challenge the legislation with a massive voter turn out. IT WORKED. Blacks had no idea that they were actually the intended target.
As a middle aged Black man, I use to hear Blacks and Whites use this notion, "If you want a negro to do something, tell them to do the opposite". I know this is offensive to many, but you have to remember 50 years ago, it was politically correct to use such racist crap as fact. Blacks joked about it, racist Whites believed it.
THE PROBLEM FOR THE GOP, IS, THEY BETTER HOPE IT IS JUST A MYTH.
To use another analogy from WWII, they may have wakened a sleeping giant. Since the truth has come out and Blacks are no longer in denial of what the GOP is attempting to do in Pennsylvania, Florida, and Ohio, we are more galvanized than ever to make sure their attempt fails. In Social and Public media Blacks use,
GET OUT THE VOTE IS A GROWING THEME.
Now many more may vote, who did not intend to vote, before the truth came out.
Like my grandma use to say,
"THEY SHOULD HAVE LEFT, WELL ENOUGH, ALONE."
What does this have to do with voter suppression and African Americans? The GOP have duped a lot of Blacks into believing that voter ID laws are for protecting against voter fraud by illegal alien Latino voters. They have also duped a lot of independent White voters into believing the same thing.
THE GOP KNOW IF THEY CAN PREVENT 10% OF AFRICAN AMERICANS FROM VOTING ESPECIALLY IN SWING STATES, THAT CAN INCREASE THEIR CHANCES OF DEFEATING OBAMA BY 25%.
To me it should be obvious to all. It started out in 2004, with the GOP calling for voter ID, in all elections, and ended up including the shutting down of all voting traditions used by African American communities in 2010.
The GOP Think Tanks, have concluded they have lost the African American vote perhaps forever. They thought maybe they could counteract Obama by naming, an Uncle Tom like, Micheal Steele, as RNC Chairman. He failed at his task to lure the Black Vote from the Dems, and they kicked him to the curb.
SO SINCE THEY COULD NOT LURE THEIR VOTE, THEY WOULD HAVE TO SUPPRESS IT.
They also knew that they could not just come out and say that their purpose, was to prevent Blacks from voting, not until Mike Turzai spilled the beans. So they hid their true agenda under the guise of preventing illegal alien Latinos, in the hopes Blacks would not come out to challenge the legislation with a massive voter turn out. IT WORKED. Blacks had no idea that they were actually the intended target.
As a middle aged Black man, I use to hear Blacks and Whites use this notion, "If you want a negro to do something, tell them to do the opposite". I know this is offensive to many, but you have to remember 50 years ago, it was politically correct to use such racist crap as fact. Blacks joked about it, racist Whites believed it.
THE PROBLEM FOR THE GOP, IS, THEY BETTER HOPE IT IS JUST A MYTH.
To use another analogy from WWII, they may have wakened a sleeping giant. Since the truth has come out and Blacks are no longer in denial of what the GOP is attempting to do in Pennsylvania, Florida, and Ohio, we are more galvanized than ever to make sure their attempt fails. In Social and Public media Blacks use,
GET OUT THE VOTE IS A GROWING THEME.
Now many more may vote, who did not intend to vote, before the truth came out.
Like my grandma use to say,
"THEY SHOULD HAVE LEFT, WELL ENOUGH, ALONE."
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Sunday, May 27, 2012
African Americans and military veterans: A great debt owed.
I am a veteran of the United States Navy. I enlisted in 1972 during the Viet Nam war. As a result of my service I was placed in Harms Way, twice in Panama, in 1976. In one instance if it were not for a woman I had been dating I would have been killed. The other was a mission I was part of which envolved the troops training to take over the Panama Canal, if President Carter had not agreed to turn control of the Canal to Panama. Had I been caught, I'm sure I would have been tortured and possibly executed.
I want to make it known, that not every miltary person is trained to kill for their country, but all are trained to die for their country.
Every where I go and it is established that I am a veteran, I am greeted with a resounding, thanks for your service. It makes me feel proud and I don't mind risking my life. But there is one segment of this country that I don't seem to get this greeting, in fact, I get a feeling that my service was not appreciated at all. Those people are African Americans. In fact I can't recall ever being told thank you for your service by any Black person other than fellow veterans, family and close friends.
If there are a people who owe a debt of gratitude, to their veterans it is the African American community.
African Americans have served in every war this country has had. In the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 . particulary in the battle of New Orleans, African Americans fought while they were still slaves.
In the Civil War more than 180,000 African Americans fought on the side of the Union. It was the bravery and courage of those troops that allowed for the passage of the 14th and 15th Amendments.
It was the Black Calvary troops that protected settlers in the west and their reputation lives today as a result of the Buffalo Soldiers and is still an active regiment in the U.S. Army the 9th Calvary.
In World War I France actively recruited African Americans for service and introduced African American culture to the world.
In World War II,one of the first heroes of the war was Doris Miller, my personal hero, the Tuskegee Airmen, the 761 Tank Battalion, The crew of the destroyer escort the Mason. Because of Black men and women in uniform, the United States could no longer deny Blacks equal rights and lead directly to acceptance of the civil rights movement in the 50's and 60's.
During Viet Nam it was a common sight to see African American troops fighting in every living room in the country on TV. There was no way President Johnson could deny signing the civil rights acts of 1964 which lead finally, to the basic freedoms African Americans enjoy today.
There is a direct coalition of military conflicts and the bravery and dedication of African Americans in the military and African American progress in this country. I truly believe that African American troops in both Gulf wars lead to the belief that a person of African decent could be trusted as Commander and Chief of the United States Armed Forces.
African Americans owe a great debt to black Military, not only did they fight and die to preserve the United States of America, they fought and died so that American society would realize that we are a brave and courageous people. We have earned the right to be called Americans.
I want to make it known, that not every miltary person is trained to kill for their country, but all are trained to die for their country.
Every where I go and it is established that I am a veteran, I am greeted with a resounding, thanks for your service. It makes me feel proud and I don't mind risking my life. But there is one segment of this country that I don't seem to get this greeting, in fact, I get a feeling that my service was not appreciated at all. Those people are African Americans. In fact I can't recall ever being told thank you for your service by any Black person other than fellow veterans, family and close friends.
If there are a people who owe a debt of gratitude, to their veterans it is the African American community.
African Americans have served in every war this country has had. In the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 . particulary in the battle of New Orleans, African Americans fought while they were still slaves.
In the Civil War more than 180,000 African Americans fought on the side of the Union. It was the bravery and courage of those troops that allowed for the passage of the 14th and 15th Amendments.
It was the Black Calvary troops that protected settlers in the west and their reputation lives today as a result of the Buffalo Soldiers and is still an active regiment in the U.S. Army the 9th Calvary.
In World War I France actively recruited African Americans for service and introduced African American culture to the world.
In World War II,one of the first heroes of the war was Doris Miller, my personal hero, the Tuskegee Airmen, the 761 Tank Battalion, The crew of the destroyer escort the Mason. Because of Black men and women in uniform, the United States could no longer deny Blacks equal rights and lead directly to acceptance of the civil rights movement in the 50's and 60's.
During Viet Nam it was a common sight to see African American troops fighting in every living room in the country on TV. There was no way President Johnson could deny signing the civil rights acts of 1964 which lead finally, to the basic freedoms African Americans enjoy today.
There is a direct coalition of military conflicts and the bravery and dedication of African Americans in the military and African American progress in this country. I truly believe that African American troops in both Gulf wars lead to the belief that a person of African decent could be trusted as Commander and Chief of the United States Armed Forces.
African Americans owe a great debt to black Military, not only did they fight and die to preserve the United States of America, they fought and died so that American society would realize that we are a brave and courageous people. We have earned the right to be called Americans.
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Middle Class bites the hand that fed them. Unions
Of all the organizations that middle class Americans reject, the most baffling to me are Labor Unions. Unions help to create the middle class. Before unions worker's wages were at the mercy of employers. There were some employers, like Henry Ford, who understood the value of workers making a decent wage, but by in large most employers were greedy and unfair. Not only did Labor Unions fight for better wages, but they also fought for health benefits and safer working conditions, which also benefited the workers family and communities. In the 1950's and 60's the middle class flourished and the American economy was robust. Industry was booming due to the Viet Nam war, and after the war ended companies started to profit in the billions of dollars. There was always contention between corporations and labor unions, but that is what bargaining is all about. There is nothing wrong with a worker bargaining for a fair and decent wage and safe working conditions.
There were a few bad apples, unions that were under the control of organized crime and there was an aggressive push by the justice department to get rid of them. Most Labor Unions in this country were not controlled by organized crime but along with the news media and major corporations, you couldn't see it. There was an attempt to paint all labor unions as Mafia controlled centers of wealth.
The Middle Class attacks on Labor Unions started under Ronald Reagan. When President Reagan busted PATCO, the Air Traffic Controller's Union, it signaled the decline of Unions and public opinion. Corporations quickly picked up the ball and began a successful campaign to label labor unions as greedy and negative and bad for the nations economy. Then the GOP started to pack the the courts with judges which weakened Labor Union law suits to the point that Labor Unions actually became ineffective and thus furthered it's decline in the public arena. It isn't a coincidence
that the stagnation in wages, the decline of the Middle Class, parallel the devaluation of Labor Unions and the unpopular opinion they have with GOP conservatives. Am I the only one who sees that, not only do the GOP want to take us back in time with social issues, they want to go back to a time where workers are at the mercy of employers.
Corporate America keeps riding their agenda on the coat tails of disgruntled people to have one asset THEY VOTE.
It's the same thing that happened in the Southern States in 1861. The poor whites went to war to keep a system in play that was keeping them poor, Slavery. Why hire a blacksmith when you can own one?
Good or Bad the Labor Unions were the only organizations formed to fight for fair wages for middle class Americans. Even if a company does not have a union, the employers keep their wages compatible as to keep employees from considering forming a union.
It is ironic that the very person who actually helped to vilify labor unions, was the President of a major Union himself. Most of his wealth came from unions fighting to get actors fair wages and salaries for the work they did and the product they helped produce.
There were a few bad apples, unions that were under the control of organized crime and there was an aggressive push by the justice department to get rid of them. Most Labor Unions in this country were not controlled by organized crime but along with the news media and major corporations, you couldn't see it. There was an attempt to paint all labor unions as Mafia controlled centers of wealth.
The Middle Class attacks on Labor Unions started under Ronald Reagan. When President Reagan busted PATCO, the Air Traffic Controller's Union, it signaled the decline of Unions and public opinion. Corporations quickly picked up the ball and began a successful campaign to label labor unions as greedy and negative and bad for the nations economy. Then the GOP started to pack the the courts with judges which weakened Labor Union law suits to the point that Labor Unions actually became ineffective and thus furthered it's decline in the public arena. It isn't a coincidence
that the stagnation in wages, the decline of the Middle Class, parallel the devaluation of Labor Unions and the unpopular opinion they have with GOP conservatives. Am I the only one who sees that, not only do the GOP want to take us back in time with social issues, they want to go back to a time where workers are at the mercy of employers.
Corporate America keeps riding their agenda on the coat tails of disgruntled people to have one asset THEY VOTE.
It's the same thing that happened in the Southern States in 1861. The poor whites went to war to keep a system in play that was keeping them poor, Slavery. Why hire a blacksmith when you can own one?
Good or Bad the Labor Unions were the only organizations formed to fight for fair wages for middle class Americans. Even if a company does not have a union, the employers keep their wages compatible as to keep employees from considering forming a union.
It is ironic that the very person who actually helped to vilify labor unions, was the President of a major Union himself. Most of his wealth came from unions fighting to get actors fair wages and salaries for the work they did and the product they helped produce.
Indefinite Detention: Senator Sees No Need To Change Law That Was Ruled Unconstitutional
Indefinite Detention: Senator Sees No Need To Change Law That Was Ruled Unconstitutional
In 1973 I came home on leave. On the airplane an individual who said he was from Lebanon started up a conversation. He asked about a lot of different places in Los Angeles. For some reason I became suspicious even alarmed. When we arrived at the airport and I was waiting at the baggage area, I noticed a brief case that looked similar to the one the individual was carrying, sitting all alone in the middle of the floor. At the same time my sister and brother were approaching the entrance, I screamed at the top of my lungs, "Get out! Don't come in here.!" I reported my concerns to a uniformed officer and got my siblings out of there as soon as possible.
My siblings and most of the people in the airport probably thought I was crazy. What they did not know was one of my jobs in the Navy was to distribute Top Secret information. I knew of concerns of terrorist attacks on airports.
Of course nothing happened. No bomb went off. But what if it had and I had done nothing?
There are people who want to kill U.S. citizens. They are planning and plotting as I type.
I know I looked crazy and maybe I alarmed a lot of people that day, but I had information they did not. But I would do it again and again to protect my siblings and the people in the airport, even if it upsets them.
In 1973 I came home on leave. On the airplane an individual who said he was from Lebanon started up a conversation. He asked about a lot of different places in Los Angeles. For some reason I became suspicious even alarmed. When we arrived at the airport and I was waiting at the baggage area, I noticed a brief case that looked similar to the one the individual was carrying, sitting all alone in the middle of the floor. At the same time my sister and brother were approaching the entrance, I screamed at the top of my lungs, "Get out! Don't come in here.!" I reported my concerns to a uniformed officer and got my siblings out of there as soon as possible.
My siblings and most of the people in the airport probably thought I was crazy. What they did not know was one of my jobs in the Navy was to distribute Top Secret information. I knew of concerns of terrorist attacks on airports.
Of course nothing happened. No bomb went off. But what if it had and I had done nothing?
There are people who want to kill U.S. citizens. They are planning and plotting as I type.
I know I looked crazy and maybe I alarmed a lot of people that day, but I had information they did not. But I would do it again and again to protect my siblings and the people in the airport, even if it upsets them.
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